| I use both machinery and hand tools in the construction of chairs and all of the furniture I build. I select the seasoned lumber for each chair, picking for matches of color and grain, then do the rough sizing and shaping of the components with machines. The frame joinery is all blind mortise and tenon. For the fitting and assembly of the mortise and tenon joints I use traditional planes, scrapers, rasps-- a whole shop full of handtools a lot older than I am. The seats are attached with screws that allow them to float through the cycle of expansion and contraction according to relative humidity. The construction details are not mine. The mortise and tenon joint comes from the Egyptians, and the floating chair seats are details copied from furniture makers at the turn of the century. I turned over a lot of sturdy old chairs to see why they were strong and why the weak had failed. What I learned I put in my chairs, so they will be around long after I've gone on. The finishes I use are oil and polyurethane, sometimes a combination of both. I want my furniture to be useful, and easy to care for, not relegated to a museum or an unused corner of the house. SATISFACTION GUARANTEE: All of my chairs are guaranteed to be free of defects; material and workmanship. If you are for any reason not completely satisfied, simply send them back and I will repair or replace them. |
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